The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-01
SOUTH FL0RIDA'S BOOM.
REPORTS FROM THE
LEADING TOWNS.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OrlandO-N Ralls
in Her Progress Governor Sinclair
Real Estate Sales-H. Arthur Her.
bert - Florida's Killarney Water
Works, Gas Street Railroad-Kidney
Hotel-New Brick Stores-A Proni.
nent Industry-New Business Houses
-Bartow's Real Estate Appreciatine
Abundant Vegetable and Fruit
Crops-No Fear of Cold Winters-Im-
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Academy
Board of Trade--A Big Hotel Wanted
. Circuit Court-A Deaf Female Spec
ulator.
The fourishing little city of Apopka en-
Joys one peculiar advantage not possessed
by'any place in South Florida that we wot
Of When the town was located and laid
out 1t was already the centre of dense
and thriving community owning numerous
orange groves and vegetable farms Just be-
ginning to be remunerative. AS a conse-
auence, trade began to assume important
proportions Immediately, and the pioneer,
having surmounted the hardships and de-
laws incident to early settlers, was himself an
important element in the growth and pro-
press of the inchoate city. Thus DR.. j. T.
Mickey is the fortunate proprietor of two
orange groves in full bearing, embracing
eleven acres in the centre of the town, and
the estimated value of all the groves inside
of the corporate limits is placed at 1885,. ZOO
the whole. of course, subject to taxation
But some proper conception of the substan-
tial progress of the place within the past
year may be formed, when it is stated that
at that time there were but three stores at
the Tavares railroad depot, and now they
number thirteen, while all around as far as
the eye can reach scores of neat and TASTY
residences have been erected, and still the
work goes on. Messrs. Lockhard 81 Mccall.
leading real estate agents, have sold since
our last visit in 1886, 129 building lots, of
which
THIRTY HAVE BEEN IMPROVED,
and many others will soon have substantial
buildings placed upon them. And vet the
old town continues to hold its own, only one
or two stores having been vacated.
The Statistical Apopka foot up as fol-
scians, 3; banks, l; churches, three white,
with Presbyterian house of worship also
soon to be built; one graded school, under
the charge of Prof. Allison and Mrs MAYS.
with over l00pupils on the roll; three hotels:
one newspaper, the Apopka City Union.
conducted by w. L. and G. NJ. Russell, and
TWO RAILROADS,
the Florida Midland and Tavares, Orlando
and Atlantic roads.
Among the new mercantile firms NAV be
mentioned the feed and fertilizer store of
W. L. Roberts, the furniture establishment
Of D. Z. Shaw, undertaken, the extensive
hardware and crockery store of E. P. liver
& Bro, the blacksmith and carriage repair
shop of Gustave Loeffier, the livery and sale
stables of X. &. Waters, the drug store of |
Messrs. Jones & johnson, the staple and
fancy grocery house of G. F. Harrison &
Bro, and the beef market of S. Damn & Co. |
PERSONAL.
The veteran journalist, Rev. Willis Rus |
sell, so well and favorably known in Geor |
gia resides near Apopka, but is grieviously |
affected with the partial loss of his hearing |
and eyeslght. Honest, conscientious and |
able in his past record, Mr.. Russell has the |
warm sympathy of his old friends of the |
fourth estate
DR. G. l.. Jones, the new postmaster I'M |
der Cleveland's administration, is the right |
man in the right place. and possesses the
entire confidence Of the community.
E. G. Stevens is the owner of an orange |
nursery in the vicinity and will have 300
VO young trees ready for setting out this
Prof G. A Harrison is well known as
me OF the most popular educators in Geor-
ga lie taught at Thomaston for twenty
Tears. That staunch friend of the MORN
NC NEWS, William Levy, has moved into
new and elegant store of his own plan
ing, which is crowded with handsome
'oods. Mrs. Morgan, of the Apopka Hotel,
trlVes to make her guests comfortable and
Ieeps open all the year. The writer was
Indebted to Mr.. Mccall for a delightful
1de through the orange groves and truck
am arms s, IN the vicinity. The latter have paid
veil the present season.
ORLANDO.
We found buster, and more wide awake
nan ever. To the population it is the
veliest town in the South. And
rhat is wonderful there has been oi, no break
y oalk whatever in her onward march from
ne severe cold of the past two winters.
zeal estate is higher, and in strong demand,
SHOWN by the operations of those who
cal IN It, Thus Sinclairs real estate agency
as sold within the past year $50, 900 worth
land Ia Orlando and the adjacent coun-
y. The senior of the firm, Mr. John G..
lnclalr, is a man of mark having served
ourteen years in the New Hampshire
6IsiaUure' Democrat In politics, he
as also once tine nominee of his party for
oVernor, and came SO near being elected
lat the result was in doubt for some time.
ience by general consent his sobriquet of
Gov" Sinclair
tIr' n. Il. Mills, partner. and President
the South Florida Foundry and Machine
.onpany is also noted for his business quail
lcatlons and probity.
me sales of another real estate firm.
lessrs' Marks & Hunter, have been very
rye, and from them we learn Orlando lots
ave advanced in value % per cent during
FOREIGN CAPITAL TO THE RESCUE.
Inc writer had the pleasure of forming
- acquaintance of Henry Arthur Herbert,
III, ais0, who is one of firm of immense
iSn real estate owners who, disguised with
= e troubles and grievances of the Emerald
~, nave changed their base to Florida, and ,
I'VE developed into enterprising and useful
iierican citizens. They own the famous
LAKES OF KILLARNEY,
~ $4,000 acres of the adjoining country so
cn IN song and legendary lore. Here they
I'VE embarked in the real estate business
~ made heavy investments themselves.
ii e .slIg on to the prevailing custom in
y, ~ region, they have also located the site
~ l9lu out n beautiful town on Johns
NJ I'm IA orange county, twenty miles west s
tGIiIlnao, and named it Killarney, in honor ,
o ameIr ancient patrimonial demesnes in the
curtains of Ireland ,
1 ne situation ic olaxatoJ a,,l | !